Pinette, Richard ''mike''

May 01, 1998

PINETTE, Richard ''Mike''

Richard ''Mike'' Pinette, 81, of Rockledge Drive, Vernon, died Wednesday (April 29, 1998) at a local nursing home. He was the husband of Gertrude (Devin) Pinette. Born in Brunswick, ME, son of the late Arthur & Elna (Pinete) Pinette, he had lived in Manchester for nearly 50 years before coming to Vernon in 1995. Mr. Pinette was a veteran of World War II, having served in the Army and Navy. He had worked for Pratt & Whitney Aircraft for many years and retired from the Travelers Insurance Co. Besides his wife, he leaves four children and their spouses, David & Roberta Pinette of Middletown, Louise & Earl VanCamp of Bozrah; Michael & Ellen Pinette of Tolland and Marc Pinette of Boston, MA; three brothers, Robert, Lourier and David; six sisters, Valencia, Denise, Rachael, Loriana, Angela, and Marcelle; eight grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. The funeral procession will leave from the Ladd-Turkington Funeral Home, 551 Talcottville Road (Rt. 83) Vernon, Monday May 4, 11:15 a.m. for a Mass of Christian Burial, 12 Noon, in Sacred Heart Church, Vernon. Burial will be in St. Bernard's Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home, Sunday from 6 to 9 pm. Donations in his memory may be made to V.N.C.C., 8 Keynote Drive, Vernon, CT 06066 or to Sacred Heart Church, 550 Hartford Tpke., Vernon, CT 06066.